Wit & Wisdom of Golf

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Spinach - The roughest of the rough. When you were a kid, you hated spinach for the taste. Now, as a mature, open-minded adult golfer, you hate spinach because you can't play a decent shot out of the stuff. (See also cabbage.}

[Stan Nehilla]

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Spraying - Term that means your shot pattern is all over the place and your misses are about as predictable as the weather.

[Stan Nehilla]

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Stake it - To knock the ball really close to the hole (stake). (See also leaner.)

[Stan Nehilla]

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Stance - The proper positioning of the feet for the golf stroke may seem a fairly complex matter, but there are really only a few basics to master: just remember to put the club head behind the ball with your left hand on the grip (some say the right hand), then step forward with your right foot (some say the left foot), bring up your left foot (or right) and grasp the grip with your right hand (or left). Now line up the ball with your left heel, your left toe, the inside of your left foot, or between your feet, with the left foot slightly forward, the right foot slightly forward, or both feet parallel. That's all there is to it!

[Stan Nehilla]

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Stand on it - What you do when you swing your hardest, to get maximum distance out of a club.

[Stan Nehilla]

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Stick - Short for flagstick Also, a shot that hits and stops quickly is said to stick to the green.

[Stan Nehilla]

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Sticks - Your clubs. When your tee shot lands near the hole, your competitor might ask, "What stick did you use?" Then you hold up five fingers to identify the three iron you just hit.

[Stan Nehilla]

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Stiff - Term used to describe a ball hit very close to the hole. Also, when a club shaft has very little bend, it is a stiff shaft. And when you don't tip your caddie after the round, you stiff him.

[Stan Nehilla]

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Stoney - When a golfer knocks the ball to within gimme range, it is stone dead, or stoney.

[Stan Nehilla]

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Stop the bleeding - Finally to make a par or birdie after several less than stellar holes.